Tanglewood Farm Jackies Lane Newick East Sussex BN8 4QX Data via plota.co.uk

LW/26/0460 - Prior Approval from Office to Dwelling Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - to determine if prior approval is required for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1no dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Oct 2026, from Lewes's recent prior approvals. Comments are open until 6 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Newick built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Lewes
Application type
Prior Approval from Office to Dwelling
Postcode
BN8 4QX
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Newick
Parish
Newick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brighton Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Lewes usually decides prior approvals by day 29.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
86%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
18decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Lewes in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewes decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15194198
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #134 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #111 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #126 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #30 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
16 decided
394
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026